82 Pakistani Universities Declared the Best in Asia

82 Pakistani universities have been ranked in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings: Asia 2026.

Among them, NUST leads the pack with a rank of 68. Following closely are QAU (rank 89) and LUMS (rank 129).

Here is the full list of Pakistani institutions that made the list:

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Serial Number	University Name	City	Rank
1	National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST)	Islamabad	68
2	Quaid-i-Azam University	Islamabad	89
3	Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)	Lahore	129
4	COMSATS University Islamabad	Islamabad	150
5	University of the Punjab	Lahore	151
6	The University of Lahore	Lahore	187
7	University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Lahore	Lahore	192
8	University of Peshawar	Peshawar	226
9	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	232
10	Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS)	Islamabad	238
11	International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIU)	Islamabad	280
12	University of Karachi	Karachi	298
13	Air University Pakistan	Islamabad	328
14	Government College University, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	329
15	Institute of Business Administration (IBA)	Karachi	332
16	University of Management and Technology	Lahore	351
17	Bahauddin Zakariya University	Multan	354
18	University of Central Punjab	Lahore	364
19	Riphah International University	Islamabad	366
20	Aga Khan University	Karachi	382
21	Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan	Mardan	406
22	Government College University Lahore	Lahore	410
23	Bahria University, Islamabad	Karachi	416
24	University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila	Taxila	416
25	The Islamia University of Bahawalpur	Bahawalpur	434
26	National University of Modern Languages (NUML)	Islamabad	437
27	Lahore School of Economics	Lahore	474
28	NED University of Engineering and Technology	Karachi	478
29	National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences	Islamabad	483
30	Sukkur IBA University	Sukkur	504
31	Iqra University	Karachi	517
32	University of Malakand, Chakdara	Chakdara	541
33	Arid Agriculture University	Rawalpindi	542
34	Fatima Jinnah Women University	Rawalpindi	558
35	Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology	Rahim Yar Khan	564
36	University of Sargodha	Sargodha	564
37	The University of Swabi	Ambar	585
38	Institute of Space Technology	Islamabad	586
39	Dow University of Health Sciences	Karachi	588
40	University of Poonch Rawalakot (UPR)	Rawalakot	593
41	Mehran University of Engineering and Technology	Jamshoro	599
42	University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore	Pattoki	607
43	Hazara University	Mansahra	614
44	National Textile University Faisalabad	Faisalabad	620
45	Capital University of Science and Technology Islamabad	Islamabad	632
46	Institute of Business Management Karachi	Karachi	632
47	Superior University, Lahore	Lahore	648
48	Lahore College for Women University	Lahore	662
49	University of Education, Lahore	Lahore	662
50	University of Okara	Okara	666
51	The University of Agriculture, Peshawar	Peshawar	671
52	The University of Haripur	Haripur	711-720
53	Islamia College Peshawar	Peshawar	731-740
54	Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS)	Quetta	741-750
55	Allama Iqbal Open University	Islamabad	761-770
56	University of Swat KPK	Mingora	761-770
57	University of Wah	Wah	761-770
58	Dawood University Of Engineering and Technology, Karachi	Karachi	771-780
59	University of Gujrat	Gujrat	771-780
60	Forman Christian College (A Chartered University)	Lahore	851-900
61	Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST)	Mirpur AJK	851-900
62	Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science, and Technology (QUEST)	Nawabshah	851-900
63	University of Sindh Jamshoro	Jamshoro	851-900
64	Gomal University	D.I.Khan	901-950
65	Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture Multan	Multan	901-950
66	Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology	Karachi	951-1000
67	Government College Women University Sialkot	Sialkot	951-1000
68	Institute of Management Sciences	Peshawar	951-1000
69	Kohat University of Science &Technology	Kohat	951-1000
70	NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology	Multan	951-1000
71	The University of Faisalabad	Faisalabad	951-1000
72	University of Sahiwal	Sahiwal	951-1000
73	Foundation University Islamabad	Islamabad	1001-1100
74	Ziauddin University	Karachi	1001-1100
75	Government College Women University Faisalabad	Faisalabad	1101-1200
76	Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar	Peshawar	1101-1200
77	Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology	Karachi	1201-1300
78	The Government Sadiq College for Women Bahawalpur	Bahawalpur	1201-1300
79	The Women University Multan	Multan	1201-1300
80	University of Balochistan	Quetta	1201-1300
81	Beaconhouse National University	Lahore	1301-1400
82	Mohammad Ali Jinnah University Karachi Pakistan	Karachi	1301-1400

Methodology for QS Asia University Rankings

QS has been publishing the QS Asia University Rankings since 2009.

The methodology used to compile these rankings is similar to the QS World University Rankings, with some additional region-specific indicators.

Here are the indicators against which Asian universities are judged:

Academic reputation
Employer reputation
Faculty/student ratio
International research network
Citations per paper
Papers per faculty
Staff with a PhD
Proportion of international faculty
Proportion of international students
Proportion of inbound exchange students
Proportion of outbound exchange students

These factors combine to determine a university’s overall ranking in Asia, considering both its academic and global standing.

Top 10 Universities in QS Asia University Rankings 2026

Overall, this year’s QS Asia University Rankings features over 1,500 outstanding academic institutions.

The University of Hong Kong has secured the top spot in this year’s rankings, surpassing Peking University.

Meanwhile, two universities from Singapore—Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) and the National University of Singapore (NUS)—have claimed a shared third position.

Let’s have a look at the top 10 universities in the QS Asia University Rankings 2026:

Serial Number	University Name	City	Country	Rank
1	The University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	1
2	Peking University	Beijing	China	2
3	Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore)	Singapore	Singapore	3
3	National University of Singapore (NUS)	Singapore	Singapore	3
5	Fudan University	Shanghai	China	5
6	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	6
7	City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK)	Kowloon	Hong Kong	7
7	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	7
9	Tsinghua University	Beijing	China	9
10	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	10